But a warrior of Hygelac’s heard of Grendel’s doings; he was the strongest of men alive in that day‚ mighty and noble. That man called for a ship‚ said he would cross the ocean and help the king who needed help. Wise men urged him to that adventure though he was dear to them. They examined omens and whetted him on. So the good Geat chose the bravest warriors‚ fourteen of them‚ and that crafty sailor led them to the land’s brim‚ to the ship. They readied the ship on the waves
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consists of many examples of the divines meddling with human affairs. For instance‚ Athena tricks Hector into fighting Achilles through appearing to him as‚ “the spitting image of Deïphobus” (Puchner 151)‚ Hector’s favorite brother. 2. Discuss the ways in which Homer portrays the ancient Greek deities (gods and goddesses). How are they similar to and/or different from the Judeo-Christian God in their characterization? *The ancient Greek deities exhibited different behavior from that of the Judeo-Christian
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Discuss the meaning of justice. Critically analyse the extent to which the law is successful in achieving justice‚ and discuss the difficulties which is faces in seeking to do so. (30 marks + 5 AO3) Justice is central to our law. Most would agree the law should be just‚ but justice is not easy to define. The concept has been studied by many philosophers all of whom have their own theories of what a just society should be. Aristotle‚ a Greek philosopher‚ was born 384 years before Christ (BC). He
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Discuss the ways in which the settings contribute to the dramatic foci of the play. The settings contribute towards the three main foci of the play‚ that being racial prejudice of Othello being black and the view of people of colour being lesser‚ sexism faced by the female characters with a similar stigma to people of colour yet still favoured over them and the jealousy and manipulation shown by Othello and Iago due to their submission to love of women and power. Sexism is first shown through
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reality‚ however‚ has been closer to the underlying principle of the barnyard society in George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’: “All animals are equal‚but some animals are more equal than others.” Therefore the essence of this paper is to critically discuss the extent to which social stratification is useful and inevitable in society.It will start off by providing definitions of technical terms.In order to arrive at a clear understanding of the subject under discussion‚the concept of social stratification shall
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people probably seek first to be understood; we want to get our point across. And in doing so‚ we may ignore the other person completely‚ pretend that we are listening‚ selectively hear only certain parts of the conversation or attentively focus on only the words being said‚ but miss the meaning entirely. So why does this happen? Because most people listen with the intent to reply‚ not to understand. Covey warns that giving out advice before having empathetically understood a person and their situation
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“Empty as sky‚ with every other sound No ceasing‚ calls there ghosts from their abode” Discuss ways in which Thomas presents memory in ‘Aspens’. In your answer‚ explore the effects of language‚ imagery and verse form‚ and consider how this poem relates to other poems by Thomas that you have studied. Memory is presented as either a way of life or a community of change‚ as demonstrated in ‘Aspens’‚ ‘Old Man’‚ ‘Aldestrop’. He does this through the variety of techniques such as change in form
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Writing about literature - an essay THE CAN-CAN: WHAT CAN AND WHAT CAN’T? By Huy Phát A popular provocative dance move in the Broadway shows in 1950s has been chosen as the title for this short story “The Can-can” of Vivante about a man having a love affair while his thought was wandering around “somebody doing the can-can”- his wife back home. The can-can therefore does more than just being the title‚ its repeated recurrence in the story recognizes itself as a noteworthy symbol and also contributes
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Discuss ways in which Yeats presents memories in ‘Broken Dreams’ Main 3 themes= memory-old growing memory- associated with negetivity memory-beautiful- Maud Maud Gonne= pinnacle of his memory ‘you are more beautiful than anyone’ ‘And yet your body had a flaw / Your small hands were not beautiful’ – her flaw were what separated her from the angelic persona of an angel but it was this very flaw that made her perfect- hence the reason she was such an overpowering part of his memory- unforgettable.
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ren—humaneness‚ xiao—filial piety‚ li—ritual or propriety‚ zhong—loyalty‚ shu—reciprocity. Confucianism is not one of the so-called religions. Confucius himself deeply believed in Heaven (God) and preached Its Dao which is Way leading human beings to enlightenment‚ by this one can unite with Heaven‚ then without any display‚ one becomes manifested; without any movement‚ one produces changes‚ and without any effort‚ one accomplishes its ends. Confucius’ teaching is the holiest teaching of holy teachings
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